“One Dance” also features Nigerian singer Wizkid—he and Drake teamed up in 2015 to remix his track “Ojuelegba.”

Spotify released their list of most-streamed songs of summer 2016—“One Dance” took the number one spot on the US and Global charts. On October 17, 2016, “One Dance” became the number one streamed song in the streaming service’s history.

What have the artists said about this song?

They got my track, cut the bits out that they wanted, and just made a song out of it. They explained to me that two tunes [from Views] had been leaked, so they weren’t going to send the song over to me. They played a little snippet of it over the phone. They were very much like, “Let’s run with this version, there’s no time for recording it or anything like that. We’re getting hacked left, right, and center.”

I thought it was going to be a good few weeks before it dropped, but I saw it in the paper on Monday, and Tuesday it was out. It was really crazy, really quick.

What does "oti" mean?

In Yoruba, a language spoken by Wizkid, “oti” means “no,” but “ọtí” (that’s oti with a short o and a rising i) means “liquor.”

Note the pun between “oti” and “OT”—they’re pronounced the exact same way.

What are the inspirations for this song?

Drake’s track takes inspiration from a variety of musical sources. For one, the Reggae and Dance Hall Influences can be felt in the riddim-centric production and the patois Drizzy adopts throughout the song.

Additionally, it featuring a slowed down sample of vocals and chord stabs from 2008 UK house anthem, Kyla’s “Do You Mind,” produced by London collective Crazy Cousinz.

By and large, the message of the track is straightforward: it’s a tribute to the dance floor, to losing yourself as you melt into your dance partner.

Who is WizKid?

Born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, WizKid (previously known as Lil Prinz) is a popular musician in Nigeria. His music is known to include afrobeat, afropop, and reggae styles.

Drake and Skepta remixed his 2015 song “Ojuelegba,” which contributed to the increase of his international fame.

What did Nineteen85 have to say about this song?

We were in London a couple of years ago for Wireless Festival, and we kept playing “Do You Mind?” by Kyla, which I sampled on “One Dance.” I wanted to figure out how to create that I-don’t-care-who’s-looking vibe, the vibe of those parties. “One Dance” makes you feel not embarrassed to dance, no matter who you’re in front of. There’s a void when it comes to that type of feel-good record nowadays the songs that the Michael Jacksons of the world used to make. Drake always knows how to make people feel.